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Smart bicycle knows when to help and when to back off

While other assistance systems, which may overreact when a bicycle leans into a normal turn, the new setup keeps its stabilisation control switched off during manoeuvres.

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Pic/Shibaura Institute of Technology

Pic/Shibaura Institute of Technology

Researchers at Japan’s Shibaura Institute of Technology have developed a steer-by-wire bicycle that can tell whether a rider is turning or wobbling.

The system uses machine learning to read steering angle, speed, roll, lateral acceleration, and rider reaction torque. Data from these signals trains a special AI to classify straight riding, cornering, and instability.

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